Objectifying the Doll in a House of Men

For thousands of years, skirts have been a scam dawdleed with slender girls for their amusement. It is arouse, then, that within the past hardly a(prenominal) centuries men have begun to war cry women their dolls. Is this merely an innocent deary name, or does it represent the political theory that men hold regarding women, dismissing them as mere toys for their amusement? In A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen uses symbolism to establish the legitimate underlying theme as the oppression and objectification of women in the 1800s.\nThe denomination A Dolls House is the first bless of thematic significance utilise in the play. Nora mentions dolls houses a few clock early in the play such as when she buys toy dolls for her daughter and mentions that the fact they were punk did non matter since they would about ilkly break soon. This is an interesting parallel as it suggests that Nora is raising her daughter to experience a future life similar to her own, and foreshadows Nora leaving her hubby and family at the end of the play. When Nora refers to her children, she calls them her little dollies. However, the doll metaphor is not completely clear until the end of the play. Nora argues to Torvald that both(prenominal) he and her father hard-boiled her like a doll, and uses this as one of the reasons as to why she has become dissatisfied and roily with their marriage.\nAt the beginning of the play, Nora and her husband Torvald have a raillery about Noras consumption habits. Torvald begins using nicknames for Nora such as my little squirrel and my little sport. The pet names for her practically begin with little, which belittles Nora and emphasizes her treatment like a child who isnt taken seriously and not considered an equal. Torvald maintains complete control everywhere Nora and uses her dependence on him to his advantage. He focuses on money and materialistic aspects rather than people, to the point that his perceive of masculinity has a se nd out correlation with his fi...